Conservative Party

pledges to give people the power to veto council tax rises through local referendums.

promises communities the right to buy their local pub or post office.

following the theme of encouraging local responsibility, it promises directly-elected police comissioners to hold forces to account.

plan to reverse the government's proposed National Insurance rise - and promises to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m, freeze council tax for 2 years and to increase NHS spending in real terms every year.

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Labour Party

Who?

Ed Milivan

Key points of Labour manifesto:

promises not to raise income tax rates (a pledge that was also in the 2005 document - but later broken) and a global levy on banks.

plans to see under-performing schools, hospitals, and olice forces taken over by teams from more succesful organisations.

A 'toddler tax credit' would provide £4 a week for families earning less than £50,000 with children under 3 years of age.